Israel Prevents Essential Materials as Aid Trucks to Gaza Fall After Iran War

Deliveries of food and commercial goods into Gaza have fallen sharply since the outbreak of the military confrontation with Iran, according to Financial Times reporting quoted by Al-Jazeera Net.

“The Financial Times quoted officials and international organizations saying that food supplies and commercial goods to the Gaza Strip have fallen sharply after the outbreak of the military confrontation with Iran”

Al-Jazeera Net

The Financial Times said United Nations reports show that the number of aid trucks entering the Palestinian territory daily since the start of the Israeli war on Iran does not exceed 60 trucks, compared with about 95 trucks per day before the outbreak of the conflict.

Al-Jazeera Net

The same Financial Times account said Israel continues to prevent the entry of many essential materials, including construction materials, rubble removal equipment, and some medical supplies.

It also said international organizations confirmed that the crisis is not limited to the number of trucks alone, but also includes the nature of the materials allowed to enter the sector.

Al-Jazeera Net further reported that Israeli authorities imposed additional restrictions on land crossings in tandem with tensions with Iran, slowing the flow of aid and sometimes completely hindering the movement of trucks.

The Financial Times account also described how shipping routes and logistics services were affected by the military tensions, making it harder to deliver supplies to Gaza.

In parallel, other outlets cited a much larger proportional decline in truck volumes, with Haaretz data published by العربي الجديد saying the share of aid entering Gaza fell by 80 percent since the start of the Iran war.

The reporting ties the aid decline to both the volume of deliveries and the constraints on what can enter Gaza.

Al-Jazeera Net said the Financial Times cited international organizations confirming that the crisis includes “the nature of the materials allowed to enter the sector,” not just the number of trucks.

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It also said Israeli authorities imposed additional restrictions on land crossings alongside tensions with Iran, slowing the flow and sometimes completely hindering truck movement.

The same Al-Jazeera Net account described shipping routes and logistics services being affected by military tensions, making delivery harder.

In a separate report, العربي الجديد cited Haaretz and said data from the Civilian-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat, southern Israel, showed the number of aid trucks entering Gaza fell from “4,200 trucks per week” before the war to “590 trucks in the first week of the war,” “1,137 in the second week,” and “fewer than 400 by Tuesday evening of this week.”

That outlet also said the Rafah crossing at the southern Gaza border with Egypt was expected to reopen “today, Thursday,” after being closed since the outbreak of the war against Iran, to enable patients needing treatment to leave and for residents to return.

It added that because of the sharp drop in aid, there was a rise in food prices, including a “25-kilogram bag of flour” rising to “100 shekels,” and tomatoes rising “from about 5 shekels to 12,” while cooking oil and canned goods disappeared from shelves.

The BBC framed the same broader dynamic in terms of disrupted supplies, saying “supplies coming from Israel have been disrupted due to the new war,” and quoting Hassan Faqaoui that “Prices have doubled here, and goods no longer arrive as they did before.”

As truck volumes fell, the outlets described knock-on effects in markets and hospitals, including shortages of medical equipment and fuel-related risks.

“Is this peace a prelude to Israel's renewed focus on war with Iran, or a prelude to a US-Iran agreement and the elimination of the danger of war for the Islamic Republic of Iran”

Euronews

العربي الجديد said the sharp drop in aid coincided with “a rise in food prices in the Strip,” citing that “A 25-kilogram bag of flour rose to 100 shekels, three times its price before the war with Iran,” and that “the price of a kilo of tomatoes also rose from about 5 shekels to 12.”

It also said “products such as cooking oil and canned goods disappeared from shelves,” and that “Hospitals in the Strip also reported shortages of medical equipment.”

The outlet further reported that the Gaza Health Ministry announced on Tuesday that “hospital electrical systems, which rely on generators, face the risk of collapse due to a shortage of spare parts and oils,” and that the World Health Organization warned of “the growing shortage of medicines and medical supplies.”

In another Gaza-focused report, BBC correspondents described how traders said supplies coming from Israel were disrupted, and quoted Hassan Faqaoui saying, “What does the Iran-Israel war have to do with us? Prices have doubled here, and goods no longer arrive as they did before.”

The BBC also said reconstruction materials were still not allowed entry by Israel “on the pretext that they could be used by Hamas to build tunnels and arm themselves,” linking the material restrictions to security concerns.

Euronews added a political overlay, discussing how the Gaza peace summit and the broader Iran-U.S. confrontation shaped the durability of the ceasefire and the “Phase One” of the Gaza peace plan, while Oxfam’s Boshra Khalidi described the practical limits of aid and recovery efforts.

Khalidi told the BBC that “a large portion of our efforts goes into negotiating for the simplest things, such as reopening a crossing or securing a few liters of fuel,” and concluded, “What is happening is simply Gaza’s survival.”

Beyond the immediate aid constraints, the BBC described uncertainty about what happens next in Gaza as international attention shifts toward Iran.

It said nearly six months after the fragile ceasefire in Gaza went into effect, Palestinians continue to face persistent difficulties, and that “uncertainty about what will happen in Gaza grows at a pivotal stage” of the “twenty-point peace plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.”

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The BBC reported that Nikolai Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza within the U.S.-led “Peace Council,” presented a plan in the United Nations Security Council to dismantle weapons of Palestinian factions, tying implementation to reconstruction.

A Palestinian official familiar with Hamas told the BBC that Hamas is “likely to reject these proposals,” and the BBC linked that to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s demand to disarm Hamas “either the easy way or the hard way.”

The BBC also reported that Israeli airstrikes continued despite the ceasefire, and that “dozens of Palestinians have been killed, including children,” since the war with Iran erupted in late February.

It described Hamas publicly welcoming the formation of a new Palestinian technocratic committee consisting of “15 members,” while also saying data indicates Hamas is working to reassert authority.

The BBC said sources told it Hamas’s interior ministry restructured its executive apparatus, appointing new police directors, establishing temporary offices and detention centers, and deploying new security patrols.

It added that witnesses said masked men in military attire erected “dozens of checkpoints,” stopping and searching vehicles and pedestrians after 9 p.m., and quoted Hana saying, “Unfortunately, no one currently controls Gaza except Hamas. We pray that peace will be imposed and that the national committee will take charge of Gaza.”

The sources also diverge on how the Gaza ceasefire and the broader Iran conflict are shaping aid flows and political planning, with some accounts emphasizing truck declines while others emphasize diplomatic and reconstruction obstacles.

“The Peace Council's Gaza initiative, launched by President Donald Trump, ran into major obstacles with the outbreak of war with Iran, slowing the limited progress achieved since the initiative was announced last month with the support of a number of world leaders, according to Politico”

Al-Sharq

Al-Jazeera Net said the Gaza ceasefire agreement based on Trump’s plan to end the war came into effect on “October 10, 2025,” and claimed the Israeli army continued to breach the agreement “hundreds of times,” resulting in “killing of 972 Palestinians and injuries to 2,235 others,” according to data from the Gaza Health Ministry.

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It also said Israel reneged on commitments to open crossings and bring in agreed quantities of food, relief, medical supplies, and shelter materials, worsening the humanitarian catastrophe for “about 1.9 million displaced people out of 2.4 million in the sector.”

In contrast, the BBC described the ceasefire as “fragile” and focused on how reconstruction materials are still not allowed entry by Israel, while also reporting that COGAT denied a shortage of aid and accused Hamas of exploiting resources.

Euronews framed the Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, as a confrontation opportunity between Iran and the United States, and quoted Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araqchi writing on X that “neither President Peshkian nor I can engage with those who have attacked the Iranian people and continue to threaten and sanction us.”

Euronews also included statements from Ali Majidi and Ahmad Bakhshesh Ardastani about whether Phase One would move to later stages, with Majidi saying, “it remains to be seen whether the current agreement truly moves from Phase One to later phases,” and Ardastani arguing, “Therefore I expect Hamas to transfer power in the future to the organization that will be formed in Gaza.”

Meanwhile, the Peace Council’s Gaza initiative is described in الشرق as being launched by President Donald Trump and as having obstacles after the outbreak of war with Iran, with a U.S. administration official saying the council opened financial accounts at the World Bank and JPMorgan Chase and that about “twenty countries” announced commitments of “more than $16 billion,” including the United States pledging “$10 billion.”

الشرق also said Israel closed the Rafah crossing again after the war with Iran, reversing one of the main outcomes of the ceasefire agreement and reducing humanitarian aid entering the enclave, while the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories said the Rafah crossing would remain closed temporarily due to rocket threats.